Saving Old Seagulls

Yeah Oyster - you're exactly right.

The steel studs were a mess, as you can imagine living in all that crap for decades. I like to reuse whatever I can, I like the thought of keeping things as they were from the factory, but the the steel studs were beyond salvation, they were so deeply corroded, I ...

Thanks guys - yeah, sorry, my mistake. Its a bit like blindfolding you then asking you about my engine.

Here are some photos.

Someone has obviously been at it, because I don't think its a Long Shaft any more.

Serial Number 1.jpg

If you'd like to see some photos of it complete (well, rather as ...

G'day Guys - I'm just having a bit of a Brain Fade. I disassembled a Fourty quite a while back and I've now got most of the parts I need and reassembly has commenced.

The question is.....

The Steel Head and Base Plates.

One obviously goes between the top of Crank Case and the Bottom of the Barrel ...

Exhaust backflow causing the problems - brilliant thought!!

I'll start having a look at that.

Unfortunately I'm away from home for 2 weeks working out in rural NSW - as soon as I get home I'll start investigating this.

Great thought - thanks!

Photos and Videos are a bit big to upload here, so here is a link to them on my Google Drive.

Hopefully the names Describe the content.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing

Enjoy.

Thanks for your input Charles - No Thermostat.

OK - today - photos (D'oh. Should have done that much earlier)

I hope so!!

It works when the drive shaft is spun by a cordless drill.

Looks identical (but newer) to the old one I took out.

Seems to fit in the Water Pump OK - not loose around the edges.

I reckon its the right one.

Just ran it in the River - still nothing!!!

I'd like to run it on a boat - but I don't have one at the moment.

I'm out of ideas......

OK - this is getting a bit silly now......

I pulled off the Gear Box yet again and connected a hose to the bottom end of the Water Pipe, the end that slips into the Water Pump housing.

I turned on the hose and was greeted by the lovely sight of a nice, solid stream of water coming out of the Tell ...

G'day Again Silver Surfer.

Your suggestion keeps playing on my mind - the fact that the only time I can't get it to work is with the motor running (with powerhead off and spinning with a drill it appears to work OK - at least up to the level of the powerhead).

As I mentioned previously, I have ...

G'day Silver Surfer,

A good thought, thanks, but I've tried it in Neutral, so the prop is not spinning. I've also tried it with the prop off - No joy.

Today I'm going to pull the power head off again and see if there is anything in there that I have missed.

But I'm clutching at straws - I am ...

Howdy,

I've just finished a rebuild of a little Mercury 3.3 2 stroke, about 2000 model.

Everything works OK - except the Tell Tail. It runs - Gears (Forward & Neutral) work - all seems good, except the Tell Tail. As part of the rebuild I put in a new Impeller/Water Pump kit.

Trouble Shooting so ...

Well - I've got my answer - so r hubt of

Fresh fuel/oil mix at 10:1 and she's starting and running wonderfully.

The only other change was adjusting the carby needle retaining screw out 2 and 1/2 turns to sit flush with the top of the slide.

So it was old, degraded fuel.

How embarrassing ...

They were cleaned and set as part of the rebuild.

Producing a nice big fat spark.

More info:

The needle is No: 3 - ie: fuel ratio of 10:1

But when I pulled it out, I found the small Needle retaining screw set to 2 1/2 full turns below level with the top of the slide.

I assume that would set the ...

Never-Outboard!! Brilliant!!!!

I have just come back to the computer after doing some more tests.....

I was feeling very pleased with myself for figuring out this issue - and as I was coming back to my computer I was thinking to myself - everyone on the forum will be well pleased with learning ...